PDP Not Dead in Ekiti, Says Oluyede

.Vows to oust Oyebanji from govt house

Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti

A leading governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti state, Dr Wole Oluyede, has vowed to unseat the incumbent Governor of Ekiti, using the party, PDP that is currently being underestimated in the state.

Oluyede who was received by a massive turnout on Wednesday in his ward at Ugele Arokun, Ikere Ekitia ahead 2026 gubernatorial election in the state insisted that PDP in Ekiti was alive and ready to challenge any political force and claim victory in 2026 governorship poll.

According to him, “Every party has people leaving, that is politics. Political parties are free entry and free exit. If you disagree, you leave.

“But PDP is very much alive in Ekiti. I remember some people saying a few months ago that PDP is dead. Does it look like a dead party now? I told them, you should be careful of a deep, sitting or moving stream, you don’t know how deep it is.

“Our party in Ekiti has no problem. The people who have left PDP are those who couldn’t find their footing. They are very few and we know them. It doesn’t shake the foundation of PDP.

“I hereby declare my intention to run. PDP’s presence in Ekiti is clear, the deaf can hear, the blind can see. We’ll get to Oke-Ayaba in 2026. Ikere is ready to take its rightful place in Ekiti politics”.

The former Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Kola Oluwawole equally urged the youths, aged and women to rally around the aspirant, saying only a positive transition can make Ekiti reclaim its leadership role among the subnationals in the country.

Also speaking at the rally, a former PDP national Chairman in Southwest, Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe described Oluyede as the right choice for Ekiti, saying Ikere has the voting capacity to oust the incumbent Governor, Biodun Oyebanji from office.

A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sehinde Daramola also urged party members to resist from running after incentives from the aspirant, saying this would not only taint their integrity but also affect Oluyede’s victory at the pool.

He lamented the deceit and dishonesty among members, stressing that it’s the major factor that has contributed to the division within PDP, urging them to play politics as it’s supposed to be.